Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Section 10.8 - Systems of Nonlinear Equations - 10.8 Exercises - Page 754: 10

Answer

{$\sqrt {11},-4$} and {$-\sqrt {11},-4$}

Work Step by Step

Given: $3x^2+4y=17$ and $2x^2+5y=2$ Multiply the above equations with the coefficients. we get $15x^2+20y=85$ and $8x^2+20y=8$ Now,$15x^2+20y-8x^2-20y=85-8$ Then, we have $7x^2=77$ This gives: $x=\pm \sqrt {11}$ a) At $x= \sqrt {11}$, we have $2(\sqrt {11})^2+5y=2 \implies y=-4$ b) At $x= -\sqrt {11}$, we have $2(-\sqrt {11})^2+5y=2 \implies y=-4$ Thus, the solutions set are: {$\sqrt {11},-4$} and {$-\sqrt {11},-4$}
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